"neph" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Shortening.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nephs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "neph (plural nephs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "nephew"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of nephew."
      ],
      "id": "en-neph-en-noun-fxBF30ZH",
      "links": [
        [
          "nephew",
          "nephew#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 January 13, seasons change, “Creatnine levels dropping”, in alt.support.kidney-failure (Usenet):",
          "text": "My nephs and dietition^([sic]) are adamant against my taking anything […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 december 28, \"Mara\" (username), the denist and a tongue piercing, in rec.arts.bodyart, Usenet",
          "text": "My neph wants the oral surgeon to use nothing but Novacaine."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 May 24, Spot, “Sinus problems since transplant?”, in bit.listserv.transplant (Usenet):",
          "text": "Thanks for the information. My neph has a fit any time I mention going on something like this but I'm at the end of the line for this crap. Everytime^([sic]) I turn around it's another infection and a different stronger antibiotic.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nephrologist."
      ],
      "id": "en-neph-en-noun-8t~I--7N",
      "links": [
        [
          "nephrologist",
          "nephrologist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, slang) A nephrologist."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "neph"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nephs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "neph (plural nephs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "nephew"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of nephew."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nephew",
          "nephew#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 January 13, seasons change, “Creatnine levels dropping”, in alt.support.kidney-failure (Usenet):",
          "text": "My nephs and dietition^([sic]) are adamant against my taking anything […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 december 28, \"Mara\" (username), the denist and a tongue piercing, in rec.arts.bodyart, Usenet",
          "text": "My neph wants the oral surgeon to use nothing but Novacaine."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 May 24, Spot, “Sinus problems since transplant?”, in bit.listserv.transplant (Usenet):",
          "text": "Thanks for the information. My neph has a fit any time I mention going on something like this but I'm at the end of the line for this crap. Everytime^([sic]) I turn around it's another infection and a different stronger antibiotic.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nephrologist."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nephrologist",
          "nephrologist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, slang) A nephrologist."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "neph"
}